Category: Captives

(This post is a continuation of The Barbary Corsair Raid on Grindavík in 1627 – Parts 1 – 7. If[…]

(This post is a continuation of The Perils of the Sea – Parts 1, 2, & 3. If you haven’t[…]

(This post is a continuation of The Perils of the Sea – Parts 1 & 2. If you haven’t done[…]

This week, we continue the series of posts about the Charitie, the English merchant ship that was captured by corsairs[…]

The early seventeenth century was dangerous time to be out at sea, particularly in the Mediterranean, which was infested with[…]

This week, we complete the serialization of the tale of Bet Whitson, who was captured by corsairs from Salé and[…]

This week, we continue the serialization of the tale of Bet Whitson, who was captured by corsairs from Salé and[…]

Back at the end of 2020, I serialized the narrative of Elizabeth Marsh (The Female Captive: A Narrative of Facts[…]

When Barbary corsairs captured a European ship, or raided come coastal settlement, they took as much booty as they could[…]